7. Anatomy of a
Peer Reviewed Article
Certain features are common in peer reviewed
articles and can help you navigate them easily
Credentials
Abstract
Graphs or charts
Citations
11. Research Strategies
Start with popular and trade sources to gain a basic
understanding of your topic
General scientific journals (e.g., Science, Nature) may
be more accessible than highly specialized ones
Don’t settle on the first one you find
12. Research Strategies
Remember, research is a conversation
Chaining is a great way to move from one source to
another, from popular to scholarly, or between scholarly
articles
More influential articles have a high “citation factor”
13. Reading a Scholarly Article
Focus on key sections
Abstract
Introduction and conclusions
Figures and charts
Read hard articles in hard copy
Ask questions, make notes in the margins
Ask for help when you need it
Editor's Notes
Peer reviewed … also referred to as academic or scholarly.
If the president were looking for a policy recommendation, who would he ask? Your classmate or a university professor with a ten million dollar grant who has been conducting original research on the matter for the past five years? Audience matters. This is how science gets done. Real scientists participate in these conversations.
If the president were looking for a policy recommendation, who would he ask? Your classmate or a university professor with a ten million dollar grant who has been conducting original research on the matter for the past five years? Audience matters. This is how science gets done. Real scientists participate in these conversations. YOU should care too because this will be expected of you in college.
If an experiment, will have a background section, methodology, findings.
